diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index 1598f9e..d08a9fd 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             closeNow = True
             interface.getNode(args.dest).getMetadata()
 
+        if args.factory_reset:
+            closeNow = True
+            interface.getNode(args.dest).factoryReset()
+
         if args.sendtext:
             closeNow = True
             channelIndex = 0
@@ -870,6 +874,9 @@ def initParser():
     parser.add_argument(
         "--device-metadata", help="Get the device metadata from the node", action="store_true")
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--factory-reset", help="Tell the destination node to install the default config", action="store_true")
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--reply", help="Reply to received messages",
         action="store_true")
diff --git a/meshtastic/node.py b/meshtastic/node.py
index 168c7d4..d48e572 100644
--- a/meshtastic/node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/node.py
@@ -474,6 +474,14 @@ class Node:
 
         return self._sendAdmin(p, wantResponse=True, onResponse=self.onRequestGetMetadata)
 
+    def factoryReset(self):
+        """Tell the node to factory reset."""
+        p = admin_pb2.AdminMessage()
+        p.factory_reset = True
+        logging.info(f"Telling node to factory reset")
+
+        return self._sendAdmin(p)   
+
     def _fixupChannels(self):
         """Fixup indexes and add disabled channels as needed"""